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NEW YORK (AP) — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. Now they are increasingly being asked to weigh in on the deworming drug ivermectin. At least two dozen lawsuits have […]
In our October 15 release, we introduced three major changes. First, we have very substantially updated the data and methods used to estimate excess mortality related to the pandemic. Second, we are now estimating the fraction of excess mortality in each country that is directly related to COVID-19 and the […]
Some workers at a hospital where a radiographer died after contracting COVID-19 did not get adequate help in fitting their face masks properly, an investigation has found. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation was launched after radiographer Simon Guest, who worked at Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria, died […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chilblain-like lesions (CLLS), also known as “COVID toes,” are histologically similar to seasonal chilblains (SCs), with high levels of certain autoantibodies as well as type 1 interferon, an observational study shows. “Both immune system and vascular alterations take part in the pathogenesis of COVID toe,” […]
Background Vaccine effectiveness studies have not differentiated the effect of the delta (B.1.617.2) variant and potential waning immunity in observed reductions in effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infections. We aimed to evaluate overall and variant-specific effectiveness of BNT162b2 (tozinameran, Pfizer–BioNTech) against SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19-related hospital admissions by time since vaccination among […]
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee on Friday voted 19-0 to authorize second doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to boost immunity. It was the second vote in as many days to back a change to a COVID vaccine timeline. In its […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers from Canada and other places. The CDC said last week that it would accept any vaccine authorized for use by […]
7 Vaccines Approved for Use by WHO Moderna mRNA-1273 This vaccine is approved. Approved in 76 countries 30 trials in 2 countries Approval Source: who.int RNA Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 This vaccine is approved. Approved in 103 countries 37 trials in 2 countries Approval Source: who.int RNA Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Ad26.COV2.S This vaccine is approved. Approved in 75 […]
A panel of experts that advises the FDA on vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to approve booster doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The 19 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to authorize a 50-milligram dose — half the dose used in the primary series […]
A new US government study shows it isn’t risky and may even be a good idea to mix, rather than match, COVID-19 vaccines when getting a booster dose. The study also shows mixing different kinds of vaccines appears to spur the body to make higher levels of virus-blocking antibodies than […]